Box-nailing form



E. V. OLIVER.

BOX NAILING FORM.

APPLICATION mw JAN. 4. 192x.

Patented May 16, 1922A.

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E. V. OLIVER.

BOX NAI-LING FORM. APPLICATION mio4 1AN.4. 192x.

Patented May 16, 1922.

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0 U o O o* O a o u/ xn o, O o D o 0 E. V. OLIVER.

BOX NAILING FORM.

APPucATloN men ma. 4. 1921.

1,416,230. Patntea' May 16, 1922.

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E. V. OLIVER.

BOX NAILING FORM.

APrfLlcATloN man MN. 4. 1921.

Patented May 16, 1922.

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ERNON V. OLVER, OF PORTLAND,;OEEGO1\T, ASSIGNOR OF FVE-TWELFTHS TO HANS EETERSONg 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

Box-neunte FORM;

'supporting t-he ends and intermediatey partitions of boxesl while the sides and bottom are nailed thereto and one object of the-invention is to provide an apparatus whichis strong and durable and will firmly support the kends and the partition until-the box is completed. A further object ofthe invention is to provide mea-ns which will firmly hold the partition and box ends while permitting rea-dy` shifting of the same to permit the attachment thereto of" the successive sides, A further object of' the, invention is to provide an apparatus for the stated purpose which may be quickly and easily adjusted so' as to be used in connection with boxes of any dimensionsandV also to permit such adjustment of the parts as will-accommodate box ends or partitions of any thickness. Other incidental objects of the'invention will appear in the course of the following description and the invention resides in vert-,ain novel features which will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

One embodiment of the inventionis illustra-ted in the accompanying drawings, in which- .Figure 1, is a perspective view of an apparatus having my improvements incorporated therein;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same;

F 3 is a detail section through a portion of the box endsupporting` clamp;

Fig. 4L is a detail perspective view of ka portionof the base strip upon which the box end'rests while the side or bottom is being nailed thereto;

F 5 is an enlarged kpcrspectiwe view showing the manner in which the box ends and'thepartition-are-heldin an uprigl'it position by theuse of the apparatuswhile va side is being attached;

Fig. 6 is adetail perspective view of a tool holder which may be mounted upon th machine;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse section of the device shown in Fig. 4;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspectivev view of a vgripping, washer employed in connection with .the box end-engaging clamp;

Fig. 9 is a detail. v

In carrying out my invention, l employ `a supporting'frame which may be of any convenient form but is preferably constructed of metal angle bars l, constituting posts, connected at their upper ends by bracing bars 2, asclearly shown in Figi. The posts or corner bars l are closed at their ends by webs@Y so as to attain the greatest possible rigidity and permit thecorner joints to be thoroughly braced. It is also intended to weld the meeting parts together so that the greatest possible strength will be attained. The posts are provided with openings 1l through their branchesy or fianges, the series of openings extending from end to end of each lflange and thereby permitting` the attachment ofthe supported'parts at anydesired height whereby to accommodate the apparatus to the convenience rof the workman. The corner posts lk may rest at their :lowery ends directly upon the ground or upon the floor of a workroom, but I prefer` to employ supplemental posts or, feet-5 which are similar in construction rto the corner posts l and are adjustably secured te the lower endsof'the postsby bolts 6 inserted through registering openings inthe flanges of the posts l and the supplemental posts or feet 5, as will be readily understood. To further brace the frame, a longitudinal bar 7 issecured atrr its ends to the-"cross bars 2, at thecenters thereof, so that lateral spreading ofthe end supporting frames will be prevented. n

A bench 8` is supported by thc end frames and this bench is also preferablyy constructed of angle bars, the front and rear angle bars 9 being secured to the front and rear flanges of the respectively adjacent corne-r posts and being connected by 'end bars l0 which further brace the structure and prevent spreading of the parts. The bars 9` and `l0 will be preferably welded together at their 'junctures and the bench frame. consistingv of the said bars, will be secured to the posts by bolts ll inserted' through registering openings in the flanges of the posts and thevertical flanges of the benchv frame. It will thus be readily seen that the bench maybe supported upon the posts at any desired height and the workman, therefore, per- Patented May 16, 19232.

Application filed January 4, 1921. serial No. 434,880.

thermore bent against and welded to the end' bars 10 so that a rigid structure will be produced; they serve to reinforce the bench frame and, together with the traine bars i) and 10, constitute a substantial unitary bench which will withstand rough usage and prevent collapse under the shocl applied thereto during the nailing operations. To further brace the bench, brace bars 1-1 are secured to the side and end bars oit the bench .tra-me, preferably by welding, and have their lower ends secured by the same bolts 6 which connect the corner posts and the feet or supplemental posts 5. The bars 9 and 12 are provided with openings 15 through their horizontal flanges, the series of openings extending practically7 from end to end of the several bars, and rests 16 are disposed across and adjustably secured tot the said bars yby bolts inserted through openings in the rests and through registering openings 15, as will be readily understood. Obviously, the rest-s are adjustable from end to end of the bars 9 and 12 so that they may be set at any point along the same according to the length of the box to be made and it is also obvious that if the box is not to have a centralpartition one of the rests may be removed or shifted close to the end of the bench where it will be out of the way and the remaining two rests brought as closely together as may be necessary to correspond to the distance required between the ends oi? the box. rlhe upper ends of the openings 17 through the rests are so formed that the heads ot the securing bolts may `be iiush with the ripper surface of the respective rests and, consequently, be out ot t-he way ol the box ends when the apparatus is in use. The rests are also constructed with transverse recesses or grmives 1S and slots 19 opening through the bot-toms otl said grooves. Clamping plates 2O may be fitted in the respective grooves 18 and said clamping plates. have upstanding lugs 2l at their inner ends, bolts 22 being carried by the plates and depending through the slot 19 to be secured at any desired point of the said slot by nuts 23 and washers 241- tted upon the lower ends or the bolts, as willbe readily understood. TWhen the box end` is a built-up member and not constructed of a single piece of lumber, as is frequently the casen the pieces whichv are to be be joined to make the box end are lai-rl upon the rests and the clamping plates are adj usted so that the lugs 21 will bear against the opposite edges ot the said ,pieces and hold them in proper position while cross pieces are nailed thereto but when the box ends are sawed complete from a piece of lumber, these clamping plates are removed or reversed so that the lugs 21 will project downwardly and bear against thel sides of the rests as, otherwise, they will interfere with the turning of the box to facilitate the nailing of the successive sides. lt will also be understood, oli course, that after the labricated box ends have been completed the lugs will be removed to permit the box ends e to be properly supported and shifted as the nailing operation progresses. lt will also be f understood that when box-ends are being fabricated, the box-supporting clamps and the parts cooperating therewith are removedl or else adjusted to the extreme rear o' the machine so as to be out of the way.

Secured to the outersides 01"' the posts 1, above the bench, are the bars 25 and 26 which are bolted to the posts and are provided with openings 27 therethrough', as clearly shown. These bars 25 and 26 'further brace the end trames and also torni 'the foundation supports; for the box end-engaging clamps` The bolts which secure the upper bars 26 to the rear corner posts also support the supplemental or extension bars 126 which are provided with a longitudinal series of openings 127 to permit the fastening bolts or other members enga-ged tuerewith to be adjusted in order to vary the ei"- fective length of the bars as may be desired. At their front ends, the extension bars are provided with hooks or lips 128 extending laterally from their lower edges to engage under the lower edges of the bars 26 and thereby restrain the extension bars 'from dropping under strain applied to their rear ends. In the rearinost openings 127, lf engage the lower ends oit small standards 2S, the said lower ends ol; the standards being threaded to receive nuts 20 which may be turned home against the adjacent bar 126 to secure the standard in an upright position. Against the standards 28, l place a board or strip 30 wnich will rest on its edge upon the bars 126 and bear against the said standards so as to constitute a back rail or rest, as most clearly shown in ll 2. Upon the bars 126, in advance of the said rail 3l) and bearing against the iront side. oi said rail at the lower' edge thereof and extending 'to the posts 1, l place boards or plates 31thereby producing a shelf or support 'for box ends and sides so that the workman will have a constant supply within ready reach and will responding bars 25 and v26 are rods 32 and upon the said rods are adjustably mounted posts 33 which carryy the box-endengag ingclainps. These' posts-33 consist eachof an upright bar or block 34,andslidably mounted upon rods 32 to be moved to or from the bars-34 are liners 35 of similar form but of'less thickness. By shifting l' all the adj a cent liners` away froma blockv or bar 34 or bringing one'or'y more of theliners against the said block ory bar, -thef thickness of the post may be readily made equal to' the` thick* ness ofthe box end which istol besupported', and corresponding openings-36 are yformed through the bars or blocks 34? and the liners 35 so that the bolts or securingdevices of the box end-engaging clamps may be readily set at the desired height..` ln Figs. l and3, the liners are shownaway from the'barsr and in Fig. 5 -a single lineris shown against-fthe side of the bar.. The bars--34 and the liners are provided adjacent their upper and lower ends with openings 37 through' which the bars or rods 32 pass; so that* theposts will be supported inl an upright position and may be readily shifted alongy the-rods 32 to-accoinmodate boxes of different lengths. After the posts have been properly spacedupon the rods 32, set screws 38, carriedbythe posts, are turned home against the rods so as to secure the posts in their setv positions. Obviously, the upper a-'ndlower rodsV 32 are in the same vertical plane' and the adjustment of the rests 16 is the saine as the adjustment of the posts Carried .by eachpost 33 is a box end-engaging'clam p consisting of siniilar plates 39 and4O disposed against the oppositesides ofthe respective posts and pro jecting forwardly therefrom in parallelism. These plates 39 and v40 are provided .with lon# gitudinal slots 41 through whichthe retailiin'g bolts 42y are passed, the said bolts obviously passing! through openings 3G in the posts alined with the said slots. The plates 39 and 40 are provided in their outer .faces above and below the slot' 41 withsockets 43 anda gripping washer 44 is disposedy against each plate so as to bridge the slot 4ly and the said'sockets, as shown mostr clearly in-y Fig; 3. The said gripping washer is provided on one face with teats or lugs 4G adapted to engage the sockets 43 so that rotation of the clamping plate while the niachine'is in use will be avoided. Thegtripping washer is also provided with openingsi4/T there through adjacent its ends endbetween the said teats, the kbolts 42 passing" through the said openings 4'1 and through the slots 4l of the clamping. plates and the alined openings 36 0f the posts. Between one washer 44 andthe heads 48 of the bolts passing therethrough, I coil springs 4S) which serveV tov yieldably hold the clamping'.plate` 39 against' the side of they post. At the opposite side-cf the post,a1washer5l is mounted upon the'b'olt 42 and a` wing nuty 52 is fitted upon the.- bolt against. the said Washer,I a

spring y53 beingcoiled around the bolt between the washers 44 Land 51, ask clearly shown lin Fig. 3. It will be readily understood thatfby turning the nuts 52 home, the springs=49-and 53 will be placed under tension so thatthe' plates 39 and 40 will be held closely against the posts 34 and also against the opposite sides of a box end or partition inserted between the-plates. They ends of the clamping platesare slightly diverged or curved outwardly, asindicated at 54, sol that the box end'or the Apartition may be easily inserted therebetweenlt is obvious that the clamping plates mayv be set= at any `desired heightof the posts 33 `and the bolts 42 inserted after the `plates have been set/vertically* By slightly relieving the tension of the springs-'49 and 53, the platesmay also be shifted forwardlyvor rearwardly without disturbing their verticaladjustnient so that thek clamp maybe set to accommodate box ends or partitions of' any dimensions. y

ln'one ofthe openings through the rear i bar' 9, l insert the lower-end of a post G0 and upon the said post above and below the barA I mount clamping: nuts 6l which are adapted tobeturned home againstthe bar andthereby secure the post rigidly in position. The upperendof ther -post -is extended laterally, as at 62, and then again carried upwardly, as at 63, a brace 64-be ing extended` between the base of thevertical' member 63 andthe main post. 60, as clearly shown.y Over the upper endof the member G3, l' fit an ini/*erted'cup ror thimble 65 and uponr the upper end of the said thimble l secure'or form a plate 66 which is illustrated as being star-shaped andhaving a pluralityv of radial arms 67. in the outer endsof which are openings 68. Bolts may be 'inserted through the openings 68 to secure to thefplate GGany one of the nailstrippersin common use byv box-makers and -the thiinble 65 may bev rotated about the member' 63 sor that the stripper may be readily` brought tothe positiony most desirable to the workman.

t isthought-'the use of the'apparatus will be readily understood. The clampingplates 39 and 40 having been adjusted to the dimensions of the box to be finished, box ends, indicated at -and 7l, andan intermediate partition, indicatedl at 72, if the saine is to be used, are placed on edge upon the rests 16 and pushed in between the plates 39 and 40 so as to be fr-i'ctionally held by the saine. @ne side of the box, indicated at 73, ris then placed upon the upper edges of lthefbox ends and the partition and nails driven through the side intox the partition and the endsin the usual manner. After the side has been thus secured in place, it is lifted slightly and thebox ends and partition` thus raised from the respeotiverests, after whichthe box side with the. ends. and .partition attached thereto are rotated so that the nailed side will be at the front of vthe apparatus, after which the partly finished box is lowered and pushed rearwardly so that `it will be supported by the rests 1G and the box ends and partition firmly held by the box end-engaging clamps. The bottoni is then nailed in place'and the described operation repeated in order to bring the third side of the box uppermost, the first completed side then being at the bottom of the box andthe box bottom being at the front of the apparatus. The partlynished box may then be withdrawn from the clamps and put aside and another box nailed. The top of the box is not placed thereon until after the box is filled so that after the bottoni and two sides have been secured in place the work in which my apparatus is used is finished.

t will be readily seen that l have produced a very strong and durable apparatus by the use of which the production of the boxes will be greatly facilitated. The box ends and the partition, when the same is used, will be firmly supported in an upright position so that the workman is not called upon to hold eitherbox end or the partition while nailing` a side or a bottom thereon and the frictional engagement of the clamping members upon the box ends and the partition yields sufliciently to permit the box to be readily turned as the workmany is ready to nail an additional side, while at the same time collapse of the structure is prevented. Should it happen that a box end `inserted in one of the clamps is somewhat thinner than the adopted for the clamp, a block of any convenient material or form may be inserted between the rear ends ofthe clamping plates so that the plates will be caused to rock laterally relative to the posts upon which they are mounted and the front ends of the plates thereby caused to lirmly grip the box end. It will be noted, more par- -icularly upon reference to Fig. l, that the rods 32 are threaded at one end and secured in the end frames by nuts mounted on the rods and turned home against the bars 25 and 2G. l am thus enabled to readily withdraw the said rods if the device is to be out of Ause vfor any considerable period and the space occupied by the apparatus when it is set up may be utilized for other purposes, it being noted that the bench is secured to the end frames by bolts and the material-supporting shelf is also secured to the end frames by bolts so that the parts may be verypeasily disassembledand stored in a smal space.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: y

l. ln an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of end frames, a bench supported by and between said end frames, supporting members extending between the end frames, posts mounted on said .supporting members above the bench, and box end engaging clamp carried by said posts.

2. ln an app-aratus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a bench, postssupported above the bench, and box-end-engaging members carried by said post-s and adjustable yvertically and horizontally thereon.

3. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a bench, posts supported above the bench, clamping plates disposed against the opposite sides of the posts and projectingv forwardly and rearwardly therefrom, and means supported by the posts for yieldably holding the clamping plates thereto and permitting horizontal adjustl ment of the plates forwardly and rearwardly relative to the post.

4. ln an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a bench, posts supported above the bench, clamping plates arL ranged against the opposite sides of the posts and projecting forwardly therefrom and provided with longitudinal slots,` securing bolts inserted through the said slots of the clamping plates and through the posts, and springs coiled around thebolts and acting upon the outer sides of the clamping plates to hold the plates to the posts and permit adjustment of the same horizontally across the posts.

5. In an apparatus for the purposeset forth, the combination of a bench, posts supported above.` the bench, clamping plates disposed against the opposite sides of the posts and provided with longitudinal slots andlf havinO sockets in their outer faces orri oin T n i es l u ywashers disposed against the outer faces of the clamping plates upon each post and having projections engaging the sockets in the outer faces of the clamping plates, headed bolts inserted through the said gripping washers and the slots in the clamping plates and through the post-s upon which the plates are mounted, springs disposed about the bolts between the heads thereof and the coacting gripping washer, nuts mounted uponthe ends of the bolts, and springs coiled about the bolts between said nuts and the coacting gripping washer.

6. ln an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a bench, vertically spaced rods supported above the bench and extending from end to end thereof, posts slidably fitted upon said rods, means carried by the posts to engage said rods and hold the posts in a set position, and box-end-engaging friction clamps carried by each of said posts. i

`7. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a bench, rests secured upon the bench and extending from front to rear thereof, said rests being provided with transverse grooves and slots opening through the bases of the grooves, and clamping stop plates adjustably supported in the said grooves and provided at their inner opposed ends with upstanding lugs.

8. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of end frames, a bench supported by said end frames, bracing bars secured to the end frames and extending from front to rear thereof, means carried by said bars for supporting boxholding members above the bench, extensions carried by the upper bars, standards carried by the rear ends of the extensions, a rail resting on said extensions and against the said standards, and a shelf supported by said extensions between the end frames and the said rail.

9. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of end frames, a bench supported by and between the end frames, bracing bars secured upon the end frames and extending from front to rear thereof, upper and lower rods securedto and extending between said bracing bars at the opposite ends of the bench, posts adjustably mounted upon said rods, and box-end-engagino clamps carried by said posts.

10. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of corner posts, a bench supported by said posts and adjustable vertically thereon, rods supported by the posts above the bench and extending from end to end of the bench, posts carried by said rods, and box-end-engaging clamps carried by said posts.

11. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of end frames, a

- bench supported by and between said end frames, bracing bars secured to the end framesy and extending from front to rear thereof, box-holders supported above ,the bench. by said bracing bars, and a shelf carried by the upper bracing bars at the rear of the end frames.

12. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of end frames, a

bench supported by and betweensaid endv frames, bracing bars secured to the end frames and extending from front to rear thereof, box-holders supported above the bench by said bracing bars, extensions mounted upon the end frames. and projecting rearwardly therefrom, projections on the front ends of said extensions engaging under the upper bracing bars, and a shelf carried by the rear portions of said extensions.

13. In an apparatus for the purpose `set forth, the combination of a support-ing frame, upright members on the frame, boxend-engaging plates disposed against the sides of the upright members and extending forwardly'and rearwardly therefrom, and yieldable means holding the plates to the upright members and permitting limited rocking movement of the plates in horizontal planes whereby the rear ends of the plates may be forced apart to cause the front ends thereof to engage and hold work.

14. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a supporting frame, upright members on said frame, boxend-engaging plates ydisposed against the sides of the upright members and extending forwardly and rearwardly therefrom, and

movement of the plates transversely of the upright members and also permitting adjustment of the plates forwardly and rearwardly.

15. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a supporting frame, posts thereon, box-end-engaging plates arranged against the sides of the posts, said plates being provided with longitudinal slots and with sockets in their outer faces, washers tted against the plates and having projections selectively engaging said sockets, bolts inserted through the washers, the posts, and the slots in the plates, and means carried by the bolts to maintain the washers in engagement with the plates.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ERNoN v. OLIVER. [1.5.]

kmeans for holding said plates to the upright members, said means permitting rocking 

